Fruit with ribbons carrying their names, float above estates in Germany, Austria and northern Italy – including Volckamer’s garden, Gostenhof. Aristocracy grew plants native to warmer climates, and moved them into large greenhouses for shelter during winter. (Hesperides were nymphs who, together with a hundred-headed dragon, guarded the golden apples from Goddess Hera’s orchard. These apples were said to grant immortality when eaten.)